Drop-In Workshop: Paint a 2-Faced Ceramic Pumpkin
2025-10-05 02:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Harford Artists Gallery, Armory Marketplace, 37 North Main Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Drop-In Workshop: Paint a 2-Faced Ceramic Pumpkin led by artist Kim Bender
No pre-registration required. Everyone welcome. Limited to the first 12 participants.
$10/person with all supplies included. Sunday, October 5 from 2 to 4 pm.

LASOS Bingo
2025-10-04 18:30 - 21:30 | Bel Air Armory, 37 North Main Street, Suite 104, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA, bel air, MD, 21014, United States
Bel Air Armory, 37 N. Main Street
Fantastic prizes, food and laughs! Raise funds to support the LASOS literacy programs. 6:30 to 9:30 pm.
Call 410-836-0333 or visit www.lasos.org.

First Fridays
2025-10-03 17:00 - 20:00 | Downtown Parking Lot – 121 South Main Street, Bel Air, MD, United States
Come visit the “Heart of Harford” on the First Friday* of the month for Harford County’s best block party! Enjoy local live music, food trucks, artisan vendors, a beer and wine garden, activities for kids, and more! And while you’re here, be sure to shop at one of our many boutiques, explore the Bel Air Public Art Walk, or take a walk on the Ma & Pa Trail. First Friday ends at 8 p.m., but the fun doesn’t stop there; keep the party going at one of our pubs, restaurants or breweries.
2025 First Fridays
May 2, June 6, June 27* (Fourth Friday to replace July’s First Friday), August 1, September 5, October 3, and November 7
*Please note that due to Independence Day celebrations, July 2025’s First Friday (July 4) has been rescheduled to be a special June Fourth Friday and will be held June 27, 2025.

Plenty of parking is available throughout Downtown Bel Air at metered spaces and the Bel Air Parking Garage. All parking is free in Downtown Bel Air on weekends and after 5 pm on weekdays. Visitors may also use ParkMobile for shopping done before 5 pm.
Visit local retailers to take advantage of specials and discounts held at different stores, and eat at one of the many fabulous restaurants in Downtown Bel Air!
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Historical Society of Harford County
2025-10-02 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-01 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-30 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-25 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-24 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-23 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-18 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-17 10:00 - 14:00 and 1 more date | Historical Society of Harford County, 143 North Main Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Historical Society of Harford County
143 N. Main Street
Tuesday – Thursday 9 am – 3 pm and the 4th Saturday of each month 10 am -2 pm. Closed holiday weekends.
Local historical exhibits, maps, plats, photographs, genealogy and 1800s newspapers. Lectures, programs and social events throughout the year. $5.00 fee for non-members to conduct research in the facility. Call 410.838.7691 or visit www.harfordhistory.org

Buy 4 weeks, get 1 FREE! Fly Dance Fitness®Classes (October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2025)
2025-10-01 06:30 - 19:30 | Bel Air Armory, 37 North Main Street, Suite 104, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA, bel air, MD, 21014, United States
Special PROMO for October…Buy 4 weeks, get 1 FREE! Only $8 per class!
Fly Dance Fitness® is a down right booty shakin’ dance fitness workout! Each class incorporates fun, funky, easy to follow repetitive choreographed moves. This format combines cardiovascular exercise, agility and memory retention. One new routine will be taught step by step in each class. No dance experience needed. Wear tennis shoes.
This registration includes 5-weeks of class (October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2025)–class is 6:30-7:30pm (doors open 6:10pm). Purchase one ticket (listed under the October 1st date) and you will be registered for all 5 weeks. Must register online in advance. Sales will close once all spots have been claimed.
Taught by the ONLY Certified Fly Dance Instructor in Maryland, Tina is a wife, mom, Senior Associate of Finance/Owner of her family owned business. Tina’s passion for instructing group fitness began in 2011. Tina has always loved motivating her participants to challenge themselves, step out of their comfort zones, and just have FUN!! Tina has excelled her fitness training with running Spartan Races. She is currently certified in Fly Dance Fitness, Les Mills BodyPump, BodyJam, and Barre Intensity.

Fall Dance Lessons: Rumba and Swing (6-Week Session)
2025-09-29 06:00 - 20:00 | Bel Air Armory, 37 North Main Street, Suite 104, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA, bel air, MD, 21014, United States
Fall Dance Lessons (Sept 29-Nov 10) at the Armory!
Visit the Eventbrite ticket link to register prior to the first class on September 29th. $80 for one 6-week/1-hour session of your choice . Or sign up for both! (Evenbrite fees apply.) Visit the ticket link for more info. Classes run Mondays, Sept 29-Nov 10 (no class Oct 13).

6-7pm Rumba (Slow Dancing)
Learn the dance of love or just learn a great Latin-inspired slow dance you can do to most current music. Rumba started as an Afro-Cuban dance and is now one of the most popular ballroom partner dances around the world. Learn the basic steps that will take you from a night out to a star turn next wedding season with this class.
7-8 Beginner Single Time Swing
Turn the energy up a bit with single time swing. Perfect for beginners, single time swing teaches you this fun bouncy dance that lets you get the basics of steps and turns easily. Take this class, then take it out to dance to your favorite bands and jukebox tunes!

About the Instructor, Kristen Renshaw
Kristen discovered her passion for ballroom dancing in 2005 after starting at SwingTime Ballroom. She has choreographed countless dances for wedding couples, introduced dozens of people to Ballroom Dancesport competitions, and developed a youth ballroom track for dance students and recreational dancers.

Drop-In Workshop: Whimsical Acrylic Painting
2025-09-28 14:00 - 16:00 | Harford Artists Gallery, Armory Marketplace, 37 North Main Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Drop-In Workshop: Whimsical Acrylic Painting led by artist Sue Ann Peters.
September 28 from 2 to 4 pm
Everyone welcome! Class is limited to first 12 participants. No pre-registration required.
$10/person with all supplies included.

Open House at the Hays House Museum
2025-09-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Hays House Museum, 324 Kenmore Ave , Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Open House at the Museum

September 28 @ 1:00 pm
Free

Visit the Hays House, the Historical Society’s Living History Museum. Tour the site with Society docents as they recreate the social and cultural aspects of daily life of rural gentry in the formative days of our county.
Free, donations appreciated

Sold Out - 19th Annual Harford County Wine Festival
2025-09-27 13:00 - 18:00 | Rockfield Manor, 501 East Churchville Road, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Welcome to the Harford County Wine Festival 2025! Get ready to sip, swirl, and savor some of the finest wines and Ocktober Fest Beer Garden! Join Rockfield Manor on Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 501 E Churchville Rd for a day filled with delicious wines, live music by Chasing Friday & Mad Decent, shop with local crafters and artisians, in great company. Whether you’re a wine connoisseur or just looking for a fun day out don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to taste some amazing wines and enjoy a beautiful day in Harford County. See you there!
THIS EVENT IS 21 and OVER . NO ONE Under the AGE OF 21 will be admitted.
Ticket Descrptions:
VIP Ticket:( Limited Quantity) SOLD OUT

11:30am early entry into the festival , sample over 200+ wines selected by Bel Air Liquors, private access to the VIP area located in Rockfield Manor, with farm to table food stations provided by The Local, Pairings Bistro & One Eleven Main -Included with ticket. 15oz wine festival glass and exclusive wine bag.

Wine Enthusiast Ticket: ( Limited Quantity)

11:30am early entry into the festival, exclusive Harford County Wine Festival swag, Souvenior wine glass & Sample over 200+ Wines Selected by Bel Air Liquors

General Admission Ticket:

1:00pm entry into festival, sample over 200+ wines selected by Bel Air Liquors, Souvenir wine glass

Premium Workshop: Plein Air Painting
2025-09-27 12:00 - 14:30 | Harford Artists Gallery, Armory Marketplace, 37 North Main Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Premium Workshop: Plein Air Painting led by Alec Parsons
Sep 27, 2025, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Bel Air, 37 N Main St Suite 104, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA
An introduction to Plein Air painting.

Paint a scene from life in downtown Bel Air in just 3 hours. From the sketch to the last brush stroke, participants will learn the fundamentals of Plein Air painting. Bringing your own materials is highly encouraged, but supplies will be provided if needed. Limit to 12 participants. All supplies included in workshop fee of $50/person. Class is limited to first 12 participants. Ages 14+.

Fly Dance Fitness® 4-Weeks of Class (September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2025)
2025-09-24 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-09-17 18:30 - 19:30 | Bel Air Armory, 37 North Main Street, Suite 104, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA, bel air, MD, 21014, United States
Fly Dance Fitness® is a downright booty shakin’ dance fitness workout! Each class incorporates fun, funky, easy to follow repetitive choreographed moves. This format combines cardiovascular exercise, agility and memory retention. One new routine will be taught step by step in each class. No dance experience needed. Wear tennis shoes.
This registration includes 4-weeks of class (September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2025)–class is 6:30-7:30pm (doors open 6:10pm). Purchase one ticket (listed under the September 3rd date) and you will be registered for all 4 weeks. The 4-week September pass is $40 and is a great deal at just about $10 per class! Must register online in advance. Sales will close once all spots have been claimed.
Taught by the ONLY Certified Fly Dance Instructor in Maryland, Tina is a wife, mom, Senior Associate of Finance/Owner of her family owned business. Tina’s passion for instructing group fitness began in 2011. Tina has always loved motivating her participants to challenge themselves, step out of their comfort zones, and just have FUN!! Tina has excelled her fitness training with running Spartan Races. She is currently certified in Fly Dance Fitness, Les Mills BodyPump, BodyJam, and Barre Intensity.
In the event of instructor illness, a substitute instructor will be provided to the best of our ability.

Liriodendron Exhibit - SUMMER MOOD: Plein Air Paintings by Pam Betts and Holly Buehler
2025-09-24 13:00 - 18:00, 2025-09-17 13:00 - 18:00, 2025-09-14 11:00 - 15:00 | Liriodendron Mansion, 502 W. Gordon Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Visit the Liriodendron’s galleries between August 10 and September 24 to immerse yourself in that summer feeling through the plein air paintings of two award-winning DC-based artists!
Pamela Betts is both an artist and art conservator whose study of the methods and materials used by centuries of painters have influenced her own work. Educated at Moravian College (BA in Fine Art) and Winterthur Museum/University of Delaware (Master of Science in Art Conservation), Pamela has focused on figure drawing from life and more recently returned to landscape painting with oils, exploring her natural surroundings. She has competed in plein air competitions in Maryland and Virginia, and exhibited her works in galleries in the DC metro area and West Virginia.
Holly Buehler’s lifelong passion for the arts has led her from the suburbs of Detroit, to earning a BFA from Eastern Michigan University, to a career in digital art in the high-tech video and TV industries. She has since returned to the medium that speaks most to her – paints. Her love of nature and travels around the world have inspired her art. She has participated in art shows and plein air events in Maryland and California, and teaches at the Yellow Barn Studio in Glen Echo, MD.
Opening on Sunday, August 10 from 11 am to 3 pm, the exhibit will be on view Wednesdays from 1 to 6 pm through September 24, and on Sunday, September 14 from 11 am to 3 pm.
Private viewings may also be scheduled by contacting 410-879-4424 or info@liriodendron.com.

Drop-In Workshop: Dotted Spiral Notebook
2025-09-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Harford Artists Gallery, Armory Marketplace, 37 North Main Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Drop-In Workshop: Dotted Spiral Notebook led by artist Cindy Trostle of the Mandala Dot Shop.
Everyone welcome. No pre-registration required. Limited to the first 12 participants.
$10/person including the cost of supplies.

Living History Lunch & Show: Sarah Grimke Speaks
2025-09-21 02:00 - 16:00 | Historical Society of Harford County, 143 North Main Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Living History Lunch & Show: Sarah Grimke Speaks

September 21 @ 2:00 pm
$50/person

Join us for this year’s Annual Meeting on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 2 pm. This very special program will feature a delicious lunch provided by one of Harford’s most noted caterers, an opportunity to browse the ever-expanding museum collection, and the chance to experience a unique living history performance by historical interpreter Christine Potts as she transports us to the world of Sarah Grimke, noted abolitionist and suffragist.
Sarah Grimke Speaks!
When 26-year-old Sarah Moore Grimke boarded a ship from Charleston to Philadelphia in 1819 to accompany her ailing father north, she embarked on a history-making journey that took her from failed Southern belle to pioneering abolitionist and women’s rights activist.
Born into the Southern gentry, Sarah’s abhorrence of slavery and devotion to God led her to convert to Quakerism and settle in Philadelphia, where her charismatic and irrepressible younger sister Angelina Emily Grimke later joined her. After tumultuous years within the Society of Friends, Sarah then followed Angelina north to New York, where the two rose to public prominence and national notoriety by doing the largely unprecedented: daring to speak their minds.
In a time when no “respectable woman” would utter a word of public discourse, the Grimke sisters became among the first women in America to conduct a lecture tour. What began as ladies’ gatherings in private parlors soon grew to packed audiences of men and women held spellbound by the sisters’ calls for immediate abolition of the enslaved and then, perhaps even more controversially, equal rights for women.
In this 50-minute program, Chris Potts tells Sarah’s story in Sarah’s voice, immersing the listener in a compelling vocal performance. With a background in teaching, writing, and performative storytelling, Chris first developed the idea to research the life and interpret the story of Sarah Grimke after leading a discussion on Sue Monk Kidd’s The Invention of Wings in 2019 at the Historical Society of Harford County, where she now serves as Executive Director.

Premium Workshop: Stained Glass Hocus Pocus
2025-09-20 12:00 - 14:30 | Harford Artists Gallery, Armory Marketplace, 37 North Main Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Time & Location

Sep 20, 2025, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Bel Air, 37 N Main St Suite 104, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

An introduction to stained-glass.

Participants will be Introduced to the use of stained-glass materials and tools, necessary safety equipment, glass cutting techniques, glass grinding, copper foiling, soldering skills, patina application, and polishing. Explore your artistic abilities and let your creativity shine through glass! Limit to 10 participants. All supplies included in workshop fee!

Music at the Mansion: Seven Voices - A Tribute to Patsy Cline
2025-09-14 17:00 - 19:00 | Liriodendron Mansion, 502 W. Gordon Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Seven Voices: A Tribute to Patsy Cline comes to the Liriodendron stage on Sunday, September 14, 2025!
Patsy Cline was one of the most influential and acclaimed vocalists of the 21st century. She was a true pioneer for women in the country music industry and a wild character whose personal stories shine in their retelling again and again. Emotive and sultry, her contralto could describe the depths of the human condition with rare poignance. Hers was a voice of the century. This unique performance will honor her in song and story.
Talented artists from disparate genres team up to pay tribute to the First Lady of Country, produced by Jess Eliot Myhre. They’ll treat your ears and your spirit with classic renditions of her songs, as well as reimagined versions of her pieces with new instrumentation and creative arrangements. Your singers and storytellers are internationally-touring, award-winning musicians and songwriters: Jess Eliot Myhre (Bumper Jacksons), Nicole Saphos, Dave Chappell, Maureen Andary (Sweater Set), and Ele Rubenstein.
The concert will be held outdoors. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from Village Bistro food truck and Independent Brewing Co.
Grounds open at 4:00. Concert begins at 5 pm. Tickets are $20 for adults. Kids 12 and under admitted free, but must be accompanied by an adult.
TICKETS
Visit https://liriodendron.com/product/seven-voices-concert-september-14-2025/ for reservations. For additional information on our Music at the Mansion concert series, https://bit.ly/MusicAtTheMansion
Music at the Mansion is made possible in part by a grant from Maryland State Arts Council through Harford County Cultural Arts Board. Music at the Mansion Summer Series sponsored by Independent Brewing Co.

Drop-In Workshop: Rock Painting
2025-09-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Harford Artists Gallery, Armory Marketplace, 37 North Main Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Drop-In Workshop: Rock Painting led by artist Marian Pritt.
Everyone is welcome. No registration required. Limited to 12 participants.
Cost is $10/person with all supplies included.

Revolutionary Harford! Constitution Day Program
2025-09-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Hays House Museum, 324 Kenmore Ave , Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
The Hays House, 324 Kenmore Avenue
The American Constitution outlines the basic tenants on which our nation was founded. As part of the America 250 anniversary celebration, you are invited to learn more about this critical document and its role in creating and maintaining American democracy. Sponsored by the Historical Society of Harford County and Governor William Paca Chapter DAR. 1 pm. For more information, call 410-838-7691 or visit www.harfordhistory.org.

Harford Plein Air Festival Young Artists Day
2025-09-14 11:00 - 14:30 | Bel Air Armory, 37 North Main Street, Suite 104, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA, bel air, MD, 21014, United States
Bel Air Armory, 37 N. Main Street
For young artists ages 5-12, supervised painting activities. Pre-register online. For artists ages 13-17, a two-hour timed young artists quick draw painting competition. Registration 11 to 11:30 am, painting 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, awards 2 pm. For rules and pre-registration, visit www.mdcfa.org.
